BF Bad Company 2 PC Beta Discussion Thread

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Ive only played this @ EA Redwood City and I'm two thumbs up..

Pre-Ordered.. havent been this excited about a shooter since MW2(Before No Servers were announced) and TF2/L4D/2 before that.

Seriously guys this game is gonna help revive PC gaming.. we really need to jump into this one and make it our own if we can, for the good of pc gaming in general!!!

It's not terrible at med-mid high settings too if anyone is scared to try and run it on the older p4's(oc'd pref) or the earlier dual cores.
 
Agreed with Firesauce.

The beta has got me hooked to this game...I've been going back to play it over and over again even though the single map is repetitive. I think what makes it work replaying and what will make the official release worth playing is how dynamic each round is. Every time I play it something new happens.

I was excited before I played it, but now I'm flat out enthralled with this game. The effects are pretty close to realistic. the graphics are wonderful. the gameplay is spot on.
 
* Reduced input “lag”
On machines where the CPU would out-run the GPU, sometimes the GPU would queue up several frames’ worth of rendering commands.
This could lead to the game having a high framerate, but input still feeling very sluggish.

Now there’s a limiter on how many frames the CPU is allowed to be “ahead” of the GPU.
Control this setting via Settings.ini. Default setting: RenderAheadLimit=2

* Performance optimizations with biggest improvements on dual-core machines
* Fixed black “masks”
o The soot on buildings with holes in them had a bugged renderpath. We switched that over to a more well-tested renderpath.
* Improved hit-detection
o We’ve gone through the hit detection logic, and client+server will now give more consistent results.
* Fix for some “rubberbanding” issues
o C4 should stay attached to vehicles and not rubberband around
* Reduced spikes/dips in framerate
* Various fixes for alt+tab related CTD on Dx9
* More fixes for random CTD on Dx9
* Fix for crash when you’re in a vehicle that gets destroyed

There was a race condition in the code;
System 1 thought “oh hey, you’re leaving vehicle X”
System 2 thought “the vehicle got destroyed, let’s remove it”

If system 2 ran before system 1, chaos would ensue.
This was actually fixed in the retail version since a month, but it was only when we got detailed crash reports from the community that we understood *why* the Beta was crashing.

Likely bugs in this build
I wouldn’t be surprised if it (still) has trouble remembering your settings between rounds. It would be nice to have that fixed too, but it’s better to get a patch out now, and look at the settings issues afterward.
 
played this morning didn't seem to much different hit reg has been corrected somewhat i do think that unless they do some more work the graphics i will have to play on all low settings im getting constant 10-25 fps atm im on all medium
 
I can feel that it runs a bit smoother on my pc (Dual core user here)
 
My frames stayed the same, around 50-80 most of the time, but I can tell that it's smoother and the hit markers are more accurate.
 
Ya the game runs really smooth now for me (Duel Core) Controls still feel a bit sluggish when running and trying to turn quick but meh, Still loving it.
As for the hit box they seem to register alot more hits then before. Can't wait for the full game released this March.
This is the first time I have been excited about the single player campaign and the multilayer at the same time.
 
Just got the game. dl beta (:


Update: Started downloading with a 200 - 400 kbp/s speed.:thumbdown: And I was like "That can't be right". Restarted steam.
Now stuck with a OUTRAGEOUS 30 - 100 kbp/s !!!:cursing::cursing::cursing::crying:
 
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:O That sucks. I was lucky. When the beta came out, It took forever to find a site that was still up and letting people download. I got mine from file planet and it stated that it would take 2 days to download. I knew it would go down, so I decided to get some lunch and see how it was going after eating. I checked on it and it was done. The time it said it took to download was 9mins. :confused1: . 2 days to 9 min. MUAHAHAHA....

Good luck.

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How do you change your camera view while inside the vehicles? I pressed C but nothing happens. I know you can press V for a behind view, but I like the over the vehicle view.
 
^ Its C. Thats what I use. You might have to check your controls and change them. I dont remember if I changed mine or i hit C right away the first time I was in a vehicle.

Offtopic: Did anyone else get the Edgegamers is expanding into Bad Company 2 with servers and such email? I havent seen a thread for it and I dont wanna open one if there is one, but I also dont see a "battlefield' forum. Either way, I am totally in for BC2! Ill be playing that game a LOT. Loved the beta but dont wanna wear out the map too much.
 
Sikh said:
^ Its C. Thats what I use. You might have to check your controls and change them. I dont remember if I changed mine or i hit C right away the first time I was in a vehicle.

Offtopic: Did anyone else get the Edgegamers is expanding into Bad Company 2 with servers and such email? I havent seen a thread for it and I dont wanna open one if there is one, but I also dont see a "battlefield' forum. Either way, I am totally in for BC2! Ill be playing that game a LOT. Loved the beta but dont wanna wear out the map too much.
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Since EdgeGamers has confirmed that BattleField Bad Company 2 is part of eGO, I'm sure they will make a Divisional Forums if thats what you're asking. Just give it time. I dont think its necessary to start a thread about it. Emails have been sent and Divisional Forum should be made in the coming weeks (perhaps)
 
Just read the E-Mail. Is this gonna be the only game where we have a Euro server? I live in U.S., but have always felt a little sorry for those who play with high pings because they live in Europe.

I'm so gonna be on the BC2 servers all day, AFTER I enjoy the SP :) 100+ Hours of the Beta makes me not want to start out with the MP xD
 
Furiosity said:
Just read the E-Mail. Is this gonna be the only game where we have a Euro server? I live in U.S., but have always felt a little sorry for those who play with high pings because they live in Europe.

I'm so gonna be on the BC2 servers all day, AFTER I enjoy the SP :) 100+ Hours of the Beta makes me not want to start out with the MP xD
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Not to be a mood killer.
Justt remember that all those 100+ hours on beta will mean nothing once the game is released .:(
 
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